Warden: Two men firing at same deer cause of deadly hunting accident

WALES, Maine (NEWS CENTER) - The Maine Warden Service says that two men firing at the same deer led up to a deadly hunting accident.

It happened shortly before nightfall in the town of Wales Tuesday.

In a news release, Corporal John MacDonald from the Maine Warden Service says that Gerard Parent, 49, and Christopher Austin, 41, both of Wales, were both hunting a deer off the East Road in Wales, near Route 126.

Corporal MacDonald says both men were carrying rifles and both fired at the deer. Parent fired once, Austin fired twice.